Justice remains an elusive ideal in our courtrooms, where personal opinions often overshadow reliable law and precedent. Discussions with friends like Paul McKeever highlight this growing concern, as judges stray from the core principles of justice. Definitions from history remind us that justice stems from obligatory rights within society, evolving into enforceable laws, yet rigid statutes sometimes fail to deliver fairness, leading to bodies like courts of equity.
Our experiences before the Ontario Human Rights Commission revealed a system accepting hearsay and innuendo, far from true justice. Frédéric Bastiat’s insights in “The Law” clarify that personality, liberty, and property preexist laws, which should organize legitimate self-defense against threats. Government intervenes only through force, legitimate solely when protecting these rights; otherwise, it becomes plunder, as seen in tariffs, subsidies, and progressive taxes that Bastiat labeled socialism.
Social justice distorts this, promoting economic redistribution by force, blaming crime on conditions rather than individual responsibility, and masking coercion as altruism. Government acts like a gun, compelling wealth transfer under the guise of charity, punishing productivity while rewarding the non-productive—echoing Marxist bromides that foster injustice.
City Hall’s absurd proposals, like requiring permits to cut trees on private property to preserve London’s “forest city” image, violate fundamental property rights. Councillors like Joni Batchelor justify this with lemming logic, ignoring that rational owners value trees for aesthetics and worth. Meanwhile, Toronto’s added taxes signal financial mismanagement, blending socialism’s burdens with direct fees.
Al Gore’s Nobel Prize elevates junk science, as a UK court exposed nine errors in “An Inconvenient Truth,” from exaggerated sea-level rises to misrepresented polar bear drownings. Critics like Terence Corcoran note this discredits climate alarmism, while defenders dismiss rulings illogically. Global warming debates ignore natural cycles, with some now linking heat to wars—a junk logic leap tracing to anti-industrial roots.
In this era of distorted justice and environmental hysteria, finding balance proves essential, as only principles grounded in liberty keep society just right.
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